EP 0277896 B1 19910306 - SWIVELLING ELEMENT SUPPORTING A VEHICLE BY ITS WHEELS, TO BE USED PAIR-WISE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CAR CARRIER
Title (en)
SWIVELLING ELEMENT SUPPORTING A VEHICLE BY ITS WHEELS, TO BE USED PAIR-WISE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CAR CARRIER
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 8700816 A 19870116
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4854790A] A support arm assembly for supporting vehicles by their wheels, upon, for example, vehicle transported vehicles includes a pair of support arms (2) each of which is pivotably movable between a retracted, inoperative position disposed parallel to a supporting profile (4) and an extended operative position disposed perpendicular to the profile (4). Each assembly includes a mounting bracket (3) which is lockingly engaged with an upper surface of the profile (4), and each arm (2) is pivotably mounted within the mounting bracket (3) by its shaft (15). The upper portion of the shaft (15) includes an integral stop member (16) which abuts oppositely disposed wing portions (22,23) of the mounting brackets (3) so as to define the retracted and extended positions of the support arms (2). The wing portions (22,23) of the mounting brackets (3) include inclined thrust surfaces (27,28) which cause the mounting arms (2), as a result of the interaction between the stop members (16) and the thrust surfaces (27,28 ), to assume pivoted positions extending toward the retracted position but during the operative support position. In this manner, under such load conditions, the support arms (2) forcefully engage opposite side surfaces of the vehicle wheel tires so as to effectively support and restrain the vehicle.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B60P 3/077 (2006.01); B60P 3/07 (2006.01); B60P 3/075 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B60P 3/075 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE ES GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0277896 A1 19880810; EP 0277896 B1 19910306; AT E61293 T1 19910315; CA 1296222 C 19920225; DE 3861865 D1 19910411; ES 2021463 B3 19911101; FR 2609671 A1 19880722; FR 2609671 B1 19890505; JP 2739205 B2 19980415; JP S63240439 A 19881006; US 4854790 A 19890808
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 88440003 A 19880112; AT 88440003 T 19880112; CA 556616 A 19880115; DE 3861865 T 19880112; ES 88440003 T 19880112; FR 8700816 A 19870116; JP 738188 A 19880116; US 14561988 A 19880119